Josephine Baker the U.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist was inducted into France’s Pantheon on Tuesday, becoming the first Black woman to receive the nation’s highest honor.
French President Emmanuel Macron presided over an elaborate ceremony Tuesday at the domed Pantheon monument in Paris to immortalize Baker alongside other French luminaries.
The American-born star was not only praised for her world-renowned artistic career but also for her spy role in the French Resistance and her activism.
France is inducting U.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist Josephine Baker into the Pantheon, the first Black woman to receive the nation’s highest honor. French President Emmanuel Macron is presiding over an elaborate ceremony Tuesday at the domed Pantheon monument in Paris to immortalize Baker alongside other French luminaries such as philosopher Voltaire,…
The American-born star was not only praised for her world-renowned artistic career but also for her spy role in the French Resistance and her activism.